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I Finally Bought Some Jordans: Essays
Contributor(s): Arceneaux, Michael (Author)
ISBN: 0063140411 EAN: 9780063140417
Publisher: HarperOne
US SRP: $19.99 US
Binding: Paperback 240 Pages
Pub Date: March 12, 2024
Annotation: "Very good writers can make you understand what they're feeling. But the very best writers have the ability to make you understand what you're feeling. And that's where Michael Arceneaux sits, and that's what he does in this new book. It's like he's crawling around inside your head opening file cabinets and telling you what the gibberish you've scribbled on each page in each file means. What a great, fun read."—Shea Serrano, #1 New York Times bestselling author
New York Times bestselling author Michael Arceneaux returns with a hilarious collection of essays about making your voice heard in an increasingly noisy and chaotic world.
In his books, I Can't Date Jesus and I Don't Want to Die, Poor, Michael Arceneaux established himself as one of the most beloved and entertaining writers of his generation, touching upon such hot-button topics as race, class, sexuality, labor, debt, and, of course, paying homage to the power and wisdom of Beyoncé. In this collection, Arceneaux takes stock of how far he has traveled—and how much ground he still has to cover in this patriarchal, heteronormative society. He explores the opportunities afforded to Black creatives but also the doors that remain shut or ever-so-slightly ajar; the confounding challenges of dating in a time when social media has made everything both more accessible and more unreliable; and the allure of returning home while still pushing yourself to seek opportunity elsewhere.
I Finally Bought Some Jordans is both a corrective to, and a balm for, these troubling times, revealing a sharply funny and keen-eyed storyteller working at the height of his craft.
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- Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | African American & Black
- Social Science | Race & Ethnic Relations
- Social Science | Popular Culture
- Humor | Topic | LGBTQ+
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- Biography & Autobiography | LGBTQ+
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